Once Upon a Time in Hollywood release date, cast, plot, more – All you need to know | Films | Entertainment

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood has been in the works for years from the master of moviemaking, Quentin Tarantino. Initially, the Weinstein corporation was going to produce but with the unveiling of Harvey Weinstein’s prolific, alleged, sexual predatory behaviour Tarantino sought another production company. In 2017, Sony won the bid to distribute, and the production began in earnest.

When is the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood release date?

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is out in UK cinemas on August 14, 2019.

In America, the Tarantino movie is out far earlier – July 26, 2019.

Tarantino intended to release the film on August 9, to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Tate–LaBianca murders.

The film is still scheduled for an August 9 release in Bulgaria, Spain, Lithuania, Poland, and Sweden.

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: Leonardo Dicaprio is one of a long list of A-name actors (Image: Sony)

What is the plot of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood?

The only details of the plot so far read: “In 1969 Los Angeles, around the time of the Charles Manson murders, a television actor and his stunt double embark on an odyssey to make a name for themselves in the film industry.”

More about the movie can be gleaned, however, from the cast list.

Who stars in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood?

The cast list is extensive and includes the following actors:

Leonardo DiCaprio plays Rick Dalton, an actor who starred in the Western television series Bounty Law from 1958 to 1963.

His attempt to transition to movies has not worked out and in 1969, he is struggling, doing guest roles on other people’s programmes while contemplating moving to Italy, which has become a hotbed for low-budget Westerns and is a neighbour of Sharon Tate.